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DESCRIPTION: Executive Branch contracts ratified\, signed!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nMSEA-SEIU President Ramona Welton\, members of our Executive Branc
h bargaining team and Governor Janet Mills sign our new Executive Branch c
ontracts Aug. 2 after MSEA-SEIU members in all four units ratified them.\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMSEA-SEIU members count the ballots July 31 in the E
xecutive Branch contract-ratification vote.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDear MSEA-SEI
U Members\,\nMSEA-SEIU members in all four of our Executive Branch bargain
ing units overwhelmingly approved their tentative contractual agreements o
n July 31 and they took effect the following day. Members of the bargainin
g team and Governor Mills signed the contracts Aug. 2. Highlights:\n\nPay
raises: A 3 percent across-the-board pay raise at the start of the pay wee
k commencing closest to Sept. 1\, 2019\; and a 4 percent raise via adding
a step/dropping a step with the start of the pay week commencing closest t
o Dec. 31\, 2020.\nNew longevity step at 10 years (20 cents) starts in Oct
ober 2019\; and an additional 10 cents to the 25-year longevity step\, inc
reasing it from 50 cents to 60 cents\, starts Dec. 31\, 2020.\nDepartment
of Transportation Winter allowance doubles moving forward\, retroactive ad
ditional $25 per week for the 2018-2019 season\; there’s no change to over
time equalization.\nGreater parity among Maine DHHS caseworkers by increas
ing base wages of Adult Protective Caseworkers.\nComprehensive compensatio
n and classification study for state employees funded: This study will pro
vide a thorough examination of the state’s classification and compensation
system for state employees in the context of how other public and private
sector workers are paid for comparable work. The administration will fund
the study with the goal of completing it by Aug. 1\, 2020\, in time for i
ts findings to become the subject of future collective bargaining. We’ll b
e involved in selecting the consultant to perform the study. Over the comi
ng year\, the study will provide us with data we can use to fight for solu
tions to the kinds of problems many of you and your coworkers identified i
n our worksite surveys.\nPaid parental leave: 14 days of paid parental lea
ve for either parent relating to the birth or adoption of a child.\nNo tak
ebacks: We went into these negotiations determined to protect and build up
on your contractual rights. All rights in the prior contracts continue.\n
\nYou and your coworkers stepped up in a big way throughout the negotiatio
ns. Thousands of you signed our letter to Governor Mills asking her to res
pect public service. Many of you also identified issues through our worksi
te surveys\, talked with your state legislators in support of the quality
public services you provide\, and\, in late June\, rallied in support of y
our bargaining team to help secure the best contracts possible.There’s sti
ll a lot of work to do\, both in our worksites and in the Legislature\, in
support of quality services\, public workers\, and retirement security. H
owever\, with these new contracts\, we made good progress. The contracts p
osition you and your coworkers for future gains. Let’s keep our momentum g
oing!\n\nIn Solidarity\,Your MSEA-SEIU Bargaining Team:Administrative Serv
ices: Sherri Beaulieu\, Tracy Bonnevie and Cindy ProulxOperations\, Mainte
nance and Support Services: Mike Bathory\, Carl Holbrook and Brian MarkeyP
rofessional-Technical Services: Robyn Egan\, Tom Maher and Dan RussellSupe
rvisory Services: David Projansky\, Maureen Sullivan and Jon WoodardRamona
Welton\, PresidentDean Staffieri\, Vice President\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read your latest Maine Stater here!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee our
bargaining roundup here for updates on Preble Street\, Auburn\, Green Val
ley\, Baxter School\, Judicial\, Maritime\, Community Colleges\, Legislati
ve\, MainePERS\, and Turnpike. Photo: Our bargaining team members at Gover
nor Baxter School for the Deaf/MECDHH are\, from left\, Megan Kish\, Cathe
rine Lushman\, Katherine Duncan\, Steve Kimball and Denise Adams.\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAttention members running for MSEA-SEIU offices\, boards or commit
tees\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are running for election for MSEA-SEIU offices or
committees to be voted on by MSEA-SEIU delegates at the 2019 MSEA-SEIU An
nual Meeting on Nov. 1 and 2\, 2019\, you can submit a candidate statement
and photo for publication in the Maine Stater. The terms held by the MSEA
-SEIU members listed at this link expire Dec. 31\, 2019.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMSEA-SEIU President Ramona Welton congratulates MSEA-SEIU
Retiree Member and 2019 MSEA-SEIU Lifetime Achievement Award winner Lois B
axter. Story here.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMSEA-SEIU Member Kriste
n Stevens works as the Education Program Coordinator for the Maine Correct
ional Center in Windham. In June\, in recognition of her work providing ed
ucational opportunities to Maine prisoners and encouraging them to stay th
e course\, the Maine Adult Education Association to which she belongs pres
ented her with its 2019 Adult Education Distinguished Service Award. One o
f her colleagues\, MSEA-SEIU Member Peter Servidio\, a teacher at the Main
e Correctional Center\, nominated her for the award. Story here.\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMSEA-SEIU Member and MaineDOT Traffic Engineer II Jonathan F
rench served as lead designer for the Orono roundabout at the intersection
of Rangeley Road and Route 2 – the Route 2 entrance to the University of
Maine. He began designing it in earnest in late 2014\; it opened in the s
ummer of 2018. Before the roundabout’s construction\, the intersection was
considered a high-crash location by the department. “There were some seri
ous crashes with injuries\,” Jonathan said\, “and a lot of development and
student-housing traffic made for congestion. The intersection was also no
t very accommodating for bicycles or pedestrians.” Since its opening\, how
ever\, the amount of injury crashes and congestion in that part of Orono h
as fallen\, and the roundabout also has improved accommodation for bicycle
s and pedestrians\, leading a civil-engineering group to recognize MaineDO
T with a special award for Jonathan’s roundabout design. Story here.\n\n\n
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MSEA-SEIU members in all four o
f our Executive Branch bargaining units overwhelmingly approved their tent
ative contractual agreements on July 31 and they took effect the following
day. Members of the bargaining team and Governor Mills signed the contrac
ts Aug. 2. Highlights:

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ay raises: A 3 percent across-the-board pay raise at the start of
the pay week commencing closest to Sept. 1\, 2019\; and a 4 percent raise
via adding a step/dropping a step with the start of the pay week commenci
ng closest to Dec. 31\, 2020.

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New longevity step at 10 years (20 cents) starts in October 2019
\; and an additional 10 cents to the 25-year longevity step\, increasing it from 50 cents to 60 cents\, starts Dec. 31\, 2020.

Comprehensive c
ompensation and classification study for state employees funded:
This study will provide a thorough examination of the state’s classificati
on and compensation system for state employees in the context of how other
public and private sector workers are paid for comparable work. The admin
istration will fund the study with the goal of completing it by Aug. 1\, 2
020\, in time for its findings to become the subject of future collective
bargaining. We’ll be involved in selecting the consultant to perform the s
tudy. Over the coming year\, the study will provide us with data we can us
e to fight for solutions to the kinds of problems many of you and your cow
orkers identified in our worksite surveys.

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Paid parental leave: 14 days of paid parental leave
for either parent relating to the birth or adoption of a child.

\n

No takebacks: We went into th
ese negotiations determined to protect and build upon your contractual rig
hts. All rights in the prior contracts continue.\n

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Y
ou and your coworkers stepped up in a big way throughout the negotiations.
Thousands of you signed our letter to Governor Mills asking her to respec
t public service. Many of you also identified issues through our worksite
surveys\, talked with your state legislators in support of the quality pub
lic services you provide\, and\, in late June\, rallied in support of your
bargaining team to help secure the best contracts possible.There’s still
a lot of work to do\, both in our worksites and in the Legislature\, in su
pport of quality services\, public workers\, and retirement security. Howe
ver\, with these new contracts\, we made good progress. The contracts posi
tion you and your coworkers for future gains. Let’s keep our momentum goin
g!

MSEA-SEIU Member Kristen Stevens works as
the Education Program Coordinator for the Maine Correctional Center in Win
dham. In June\, in recognition of her work providing educational opportuni
ties to Maine prisoners and encouraging them to stay the course\, the Main
e Adult Education Association to which she belongs presented her with its
2019 Adult Education Distinguished Service Award. One of her colleagues\,
MSEA-SEIU Member Peter Servidio\, a teacher at the Maine Correctional Cent
er\, nominated her for the award. Story here.

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p style='text-align: center\;'>MSEA-SEIU Member and MaineDOT Traff
ic Engineer II Jonathan French served as lead designer for the Orono round
about at the intersection of Rangeley Road and Route 2 – the Route 2 entra
nce to the University of Maine. He began designing it in earnest in late
2014\; it opened in the summer of 2018. Before the roundabout’s constructi
on\, the intersection was considered a high-crash location by the departme
nt. “There were some serious crashes with injuries\,” Jonathan said\, “and
a lot of development and student-housing traffic made for congestion. The
intersection was also not very accommodating for bicycles or pedestrians.
” Since its opening\, however\, the amount of injury crashes and congestio
n in that part of Orono has fallen\, and the roundabout also has improved
accommodation for bicycles and pedestrians\, leading a civil-engineering g
roup to recognize MaineDOT with a special award for Jonathan’s roundabout
design. Story here
.\n